I used to use it for power draw.
You need a cue with a smooth irish linen. it's harder to do with a sticky grip like those rubber sports grips or the fake leathe, or wrapless.
I would keep the jump break cue.
Sand the tip flat and put a hard leather break tip, it will make a ton of difference.
I have of these players modified and it doesn’t feel less solid than the BK2 when it comes to the butt, the only difference is due to the shaft and tip.
You are right
According to google:
Universal Pool Cues are made by a Taiwanese company, Taican Wooden MFG(established 1967), which is a large-scale manufacturer that produces cues for many other prominent brands, including Universal itself.
Light cues can be swung faster = bigger break.
Heavy cues transfer more power to the cue ball and are easier to stabilise and keep on the line of shot.
Both options are legit and will work.
Back in the day, when 9-ball break was big, a light cue was preferred, as it was less tiring and a...
A good player will handle the cluster better than a weak player, it won't help to win, Just frustrating to play like that.
I love dealing with clusters but with second or third ball breaks it like playing straight pool and not 8ball
might work on a toy bar box, not on a real pool table ;)
You might end up making a ball but more clusters and a bad spread with little chance of running out.
It’s a Joe 😉
Looks like someone engraved their name on it.
Very sloppy, doesn’t look like a professional work.
I wouldn’t buy a cue from a maker that this is his logo and that’s how he engraved it
Most CF shafts are filled with some type of foam, they are not hollow.
There was a video on Facebook reel of someone cutting different CF shafts to show the difference of the inside